LiveCodes

A Code Playground That Just Works!

A feature-rich, open-source, client-side code playground for React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, Typescript, Python, Go, Ruby, PHP and 90+ languages/frameworks.

Try it now on livecodes.io

Documentations

What makes LiveCodes different?

A Code Playground That Just Works!

No servers to configure (or pay for!)
No databases to maintain (or pay for!)
No installs
No configuration files
No build steps
No subscription fees (free and open-source)
No account required *
No limits for usage (unlimited private projects)
90+ languages/frameworks/processors
Large set of features and integrations
Import code from a wide variety of sources
Use modules from npm, deno.land/x, jsr, GitHub, and others
Easily embed it in your web pages
It runs in the browser (client-side)

_{* GitHub account is required only for features that use GitHub Integration.}

Quick Start

Standalone App

Go to livecodes.io

... and enjoy all the features!

Embedded Playground

Add this code to your page:

<div id="container"></div>
<script type="module">
  import { createPlayground } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/livecodes';

  createPlayground('#container', {
    params: {
      markdown: '# Hello LiveCodes!',
      css: 'h1 {color: dodgerblue;}',
      js: 'console.log("Hello, from JS!");',
      console: 'open',
    },
  });
</script>

^{Check documentations for Embedded Playgrounds.}

Self-hosted

Download a release
Put it on a static file server (for free!) ^{1, 2, 3, 4}

^{Check the guide for self-hosting (including the built-in setup to deploy to GitHub Pages).}

... and it just works!

Feature Summary

A wide range of language support (90+ languages/frameworks/processors)
Powerful Editor
Mobile-friendly
External resources/libraries
Import modules from npm, deno.land/x, jsr, GitHub and others
Code Pre-fill
Import/Export projects
Share
Embed the playground in any web page
Display modes
Deploy
Starter Templates
Assets
Themes
Dev Tools (console, compiled code viewer, test runner)
Code formatting
Intellisense
AI Code Assistant 🪄
Lite mode
Read-only mode
Broadcast
Sync
Backup/Restore
Client-side!
Very configurable
Developer-friendly build-free environment
Powerful SDK (available for vanilla JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Svelte and Solid)
Comprehensive Documentations
Focused on privacy and security
Free and Open-Source

For details check the full list of features.

LiveCodes SDK

The Software Development Kit (SDK) provides an easy, yet powerful, interface to embed and communicate with LiveCodes playgrounds.

The SDK is provided as a light-weight (less than 5kb gzipped), zero-dependencies npm package, that is also available from CDNs. It can be used to create playgrounds with a wide variety of configurations and embed options. In addition, SDK methods allow programmatic communication and control of the playgrounds during runtime.

Installation

npm i livecodes

Usage

Example: (open in LiveCodes)

import { createPlayground } from 'livecodes';

createPlayground('#container', {
  config: {
    markup: {
      language: 'markdown',
      content: '# Hello World!',
    },
  },
  view: 'result',
});

The JavaScript SDK is framework/library agnostic. However, wrapper components are also provided for popular libraries (currently React and Vue). The SDK can be used in Svelte and Solid directly without wrappers. TypeScript support provides type-safety and a great developer experience.

React SDK example: (open in LiveCodes)

import LiveCodes from 'livecodes/react';

const config = {
  markup: {
    language: 'markdown',
    content: '# Hello World!',
  },
};
const Playground = () => <LiveCodes config={config} view="result" />;
export default Playground;

Vue SDK example: (open in LiveCodes)

<script setup>
  import LiveCodes from 'livecodes/vue';

  const config = {
    markup: {
      language: 'markdown',
      content: '# Hello World!',
    },
  };
</script>

<template>
  <LiveCodes :config="config" view="result" />
</template>

In addition, the SDK allows creating links to playgrounds:

import { getPlaygroundUrl } from 'livecodes';

const url = getPlaygroundUrl({
  config: {
    markup: {
      language: 'markdown',
      content: '# Hello World!',
    },
  },
});

console.log(url);

See SDK docs for more details.

Documentations

Comprehensive documentations for features, getting started, configuration and SDK are available on:

https://livecodes.io/docs/

The documentations include demos, code samples, screenshots, Storybook and TypeScript types.

Updates

Keep up with the latest changes:

Twitter/X: @livecodes_io
Blog: blog.livecodes.io
Development build: dev.livecodes.io

Feedback

We welcome feedback!

Please start a new issue or discussion.

For security reports please refer to SECURITY.md.

You may also reach out to us using the contact form.

Contribution

Contributions are welcome and highly appreciated.

A huge shout-out to our wonderful contributors! Your hard work makes all the difference!

Please refer to the contribution guide.

Credits

LiveCodes uses services that are generously provided by:

Third Party Packages

Packages used by LiveCodes and their licenses are listed here.

License

MIT License © Hatem Hosny

Sponsor

LiveCodes is free and open-source. The app does not contain ads or require subscription. It allows unlimited usage without any restrictions.

By sponsoring LiveCodes, you will be supporting the ongoing development and maintenance of the project, as well as helping to ensure that it remains a valuable resource for the developer community.

Please consider becoming a sponsor.